clac

French

Etymology

Onomatopoeic, compare English clack and Catalan cleca

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /klak/

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Noun

clac m (plural clacs)

1. a hit; a strike
2. a clack (clacking sound)

Related terms

• claquer

Further reading

• “clac”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from French claque.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈklak/ [ˈklak]
• Rhymes: -ak
• Syllabification: clac

Noun

clac m (plural claques)

1. crush hat, opera hat
2. claque

Further reading

• “clac”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014